New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
THE FIRE IN BUFFALO.
ONE DEAD pIsFIGURED BODY FOUND.

STILL POURING WATER ON THE RUINS-CoRRECr
ING THE LIST OF KILLED AND INJURED.
BUFFALO, N Y. March 10-Henry b. Rumsey. Of New.
York who OF the guests at the Rchmond an the
night Of tho fire and who terribly burned about tho
body died at the Fitch Hospital at las o M today
This makes six known deaths thus far.
Louis Zendman, of No. 20 Lispenarist, Ncw-York was
one of the many who had from the burn
ing building He was found In Gruencr's Hotel and
stated that he arrived In late on Thursday night
and assigned to 1885, on the fourth hoor OF the
Eagest side AMI went to bed at 1:30 m He put OUT
the gas but being In strange room got up anu III
again. At 3:45 o. IN. he was AWAKENED ~
the ringing OF electric bel which he answered. NOT
knowing what the matter 1t continued to rng 10
lie slipped on some OF his clothing and stepped out into
the hail. when he saw the Hre rushing up from below.
Several persons. among them number OF womel' tau
into his room in the greatest CONSERVATION He mad0
preparations escape and sprang from his window TOT
the roof Bunners Museum, but caught In the teie
graph wires cutting his hands His foot rested on an
iron girer and he secured rope by which he was on
abed to descend He then picked up boari AMI foand
himself in the Museum dressingr room. He made MS
way to opening and dropped landing in the orchestra
He then rushed door, gave it push and fell on tho
outside, pretty we'll exhausted
The ruins OF the rsichmond Hotel presented dismal
spectacle this morning, and crowds continued
to gather in the neighborhood. The hrcmen
were still engaged in wetting down tho
ruins preparatory to making search tor bodies Az
11:I5 this morning the body OK a man was round la
the ruins near the south wall was removed to an un
dertaking establishment pending an effort to
establish its identity Three OF the four per-
sons taken to the Sisters Of Charity Hospttaly
yesterday arc in precarious condition Ihey
are Mary Nolan Fanny Harry and Maggie Mulrick. Dr.
H. Norton the attending surgeon ut the F1tch hospF
tal said this morning that all OF the injured persons
under his care were doing well could be expected
Ill
was sent the Emergency Hospital yesterday started
for his home NewYor last night accompanied by an
attendant This morning the body OF Henry y. Rum'cy
OF New-YOrk who died at 1:3O m at the Fch hospI'
tai WIS given his brotherin-law L. T. Egerton ol
Fort Wayne and friend Edwin Mead, jr, OF Newfork
lie was forty-two years old ana was 1u,r
nccted with the United States Navy HIS
parents reside at santa Fe ". NJ, and his wife ana
daughter at Wayne Ind where the remains VIII 10
taken. He has son in the United States Navy sta
toned at Madeira He lost his life bS going oack !"
rescue the little daughter OF Mrs. Mann
Following Is revised list Of the dead: Wilson Purce
Kate Wolfe Of Lockport; Mark Osborne, body not YET
recovered: Lizzie Wech servant Katie Kent servant;
Henry b. Rumsey OF New York, died at the hospital.
Those unaccounted for are Hiram Benedict Jr.'
of Lockport: Mr. Johnson Of Toronto JSsspan soaa.
rich OF ScwYork reported missing has been heard from
at Cleveland Ohio. The list at present stans SIX pei
sons dead twentyone injured hve or SIX seriously ana
largely attended meeting OF representanve sness m
was held at the Merchants Exchange this AFTERNOON 20
take action In favor OF the removal OF all electric wires
from the streets and placnG~them underground Inc
meeting grew OF the experiences OF tue FIRE Depar
ment at the great fires especially with the sane5
strung by telephone company Aresolution was
declaring il the OF the meeting that the telephone
company requested 10 move their cables before son
day az noon and they fail 10 do So then inc proper
authorities requested to remove tichi ortn"Hn'
j. B. ACKER SAFE AT HOME.
Sc,,xroy Penn March 10 (SpeciaD.-some OF the tel
roos cont ont from Buffalo about the Richmond Hotel
fire said that j. b. Acker who with the chief clerks
o,iee of the and Western Ralroat
in this city, was supposed 10 be among me missng VIC
TINS OF the disaster Mr. Acker returned TO scranton ss
niyht and was astouished when he read the
hat placed him among the missing He atyed 10 bansio
q, iO IN en- Thursday and started for the ltlchmo
He had walked block beyond the Mansion House anu
was within Ave blocks of the Richmond wnen Iol some
AT the Mansion House.